Matt Klentak made several moves this past offseason in an attempt to improve the team's future. Not in the more obvious ways of signing a franchise player or trading for a building block, but in acquiring short term, low risk players. The hopes were that at least a few of these players would assert their … Continue reading Week 12 Recap: Howie Kendrick Is Running His Value Into The Ground
The 2017 season began promisingly enough - 11 wins in their first 20 games was the team's best start since 2011. Amid the growing optimism, I still believed the Phillies would end up with a win total in the 70's, but it looked like they could finish closer to 80 wins than 70. The team … Continue reading Week 11 Recap: First Overall Pick, Here We Come
Last season, Jeremy Hellickson experienced a bit of a career renaissance. After running a 4.86 ERA from 2013-2015, Hellickson was able to record his lowest ERA since 2012. By the more advanced FIP statistic, 2016 was actually Hellickson's best year since becoming a full time starter. He accomplished this by keeping his home runs under … Continue reading Week 10 Recap: To Hellickson and Back
The calendar has flipped to June, and thus ends May, a.k.a. "hell month". Over the course of May, the Phillies won a mere 6 games - the last time the Phillies had won 6 or fewer games in a month was the June of 1997. The weekly recaps during this forgettable month bear a striking … Continue reading Week 9 Recap: The State of the Phillies is wOBA-some
